“I've gotten a lot of exposure for my writing. My writing blog has gotten over 1000 unique hits since the Observer piece (quite a lot as before it was something like 20 people a day if I was lucky.) But more importantly the coverage exposed me to and so has allowed me to connect with a lot of new people I really enjoy interacting with.” PeopleIfsWritingEnjoyPiecesLuckyUniqueExposedObserversExposureBlogsCoverageInteracting Author:Marie Calloway
“After Bottle Rocket, I started getting acting work. People started offering me roles in movies. It wasn't something that I thought about as a kid growing up in Texas. Actually, maybe I would have thought of it as a possibility, but it seemed so crazily far-fetched to think that you could work in movies that I really didn't ever quite imagine it. It was just lucky.” PeopleThinkingKidsActingRolesGrowing UpGrowingImaginePossibilityLuckyBottlesTexasOfferingRocketsKids Growing UpBottle Rocket Author:Owen Wilson
“The movies I've done with Wes [Anderson] have a much different quality than some of the more broad comedies. But what is interesting is how many sequels I've done. I've worked with Ben [Stiller] a million times now, and this is yet another sequel we're doing. I guess we're lucky to be in some movies that people wanted to see again.” PeopleDifferentDoneWantedInterestingQualityMillionsComedyLuckyBroadsSequels Author:Owen Wilson
“I did Bored To Death with Jason [Schwartzman] and Zach Galifianakis and those guys. I mean, how lucky can you be that you get to be the old guy? I get to be Robert Preston to them now. That's what I feel. My job is to pass on what Preston and other people gave to me, which was show up, take the work seriously, don't take yourself seriously, and have a good time and be of service. Be there to support.” PeopleFeelsMeanShowsJobsGuySupportLuckyBoredGood TimesHaving A Good TimeJasonOld GuysBored To Death Author:Richard Masur
“For a lot of people, if they're lucky, it begins with somebody who recognizes something in them.” PeopleIfsLucky Author:David Morse
“I feel so lucky to have found two other, now three other musicians, that I can absolutely communicate with musically and believe in what they're doing almost 100% of the time. I've talked to a few [other] people in bands and that just isn't always the case.” PeopleFeelsBelieveI CanTwoThreeFoundCasesLuckyBandMusicianCommunicateSo Lucky Author:Theresa Wayman
“I definitely have friends who - they've gone to multiple jobs, they've had trouble finding jobs, some have gone back to school - it's a very transitional period in anyone's life. I think definitely people have, even like my girlfriend for example, she works her job - and just the fact that she has a job - she just feels super lucky in this economy. But it can really shape, I think, the way you view the world.” PeopleThinkingWorldWayFeelsFactsSchoolJobsViewsEconomyGoneTroubleExamplePeriodsShapesLuckyFindingsGirlfriendMultipleMy GirlfriendMultiple Jobs Author:Chris Baio
“I've been lucky to have played a lot of women, over the years, especially in the sci-fi genre. All of them are special to me, in different ways, and I hate comparing them because it's like comparing people. They're different.” PeopleWayYearsDifferentHateSpecialLuckyI HateCompareGenreDifferent WaysSci FiSpecial To Me Author:Laura Vandervoort
“I was lucky. I always had really great friends in my personal life, people always just knew who I was. It wasn't until I was in show business where that sort of changed or shifted at first. I have always had a great support network. I have had a lot of really wonderful, close friends.” PeopleFirstsShowsSupportWonderfulChangedLuckyReally GreatPersonal LifeShow BusinessClose FriendsGreat Friend Author:Margaret Cho
“Yeah, in every film that I've been lucky enough to do with Tim, there's always some form of torture, and the nails were Tim's idea. They were the length of the fingers and stuff, but it was okay because I had a troop of people who would help me go to the bathroom. They had to have treatment afterwards but they're okay now. That is true.” PeopleIdeasEnoughHelpingFilmFormStuffLuckyOkayYeahFingersTortureHelp MeTreatmentLengthNailsBathroom Author:Johnny Depp
“In a way I'm lucky because when people suggest I won't be able to do something I have no choice but to show them they are wrong. If I say I'm doing it, I'm doing it. No matter how hard it is.” PeopleIfsWayMatterHardShowsAbleChoicesLucky Author:Zoe Cassavetes
“I was born pretty lucky, an Aryan Australian, friendly girl, that gives you a lot of advantages in the world. I was unaware of people's fights or struggles for equality. I was really naive.” PeopleWorldGivingGirlFightingBornStruggleLuckyAdvantageFriendlyNaiveAustralian Author:Sia Furler
“I was so lucky that I got to meet certain people. It came through Roddy McDowall, who had become a photographer and would do these portraits of celebrities. Then he would get another well-known person to write a thing. He photographed me when I was 15 or 16, and he got Jason Robards to write the thing because he was sort of my mentor. And Roddy would invite me to these dinner parties that were insane. Like, Elizabeth Taylor and Maureen O'Hara and people that were just crazy. I still can't really believe that I met them.” PeopleWritingBelieveWellsPersonsStillsCertainPartyKnownCrazyMetsLuckyPhotographerDinnerInsaneInvitesMentorPortraitsWell KnownJasonSo LuckyDinner Party Author:Winona Ryder
“I'm one of the lucky people that, my job is my passion, is my hobby. I hope this doesn't sound arrogant: I truly feel that this is what I'm meant to do, to swim and to talk about protecting the environment, my two passions.” PeopleFeelsTwoJobsPassionSoundEnvironmentLuckySwimArrogantHobbiesMy Passion Author:Lewis Pugh
“I'm not hopeful about America, and I'm not hopeful about the world, no. Life goes on and, for those of us who are lucky, there's a great deal to enjoy in it. But will things get better for most people? I don't know. I don't see the evidence.” PeopleKnowsWorldAmericaEnjoyDealsGoes OnLuckyEvidenceGet BetterHopefulLife Goes On Author:Teju Cole
“I don't think I'm lucky; I think I have a tough constitution. That's a lot of it. And I've been wise enough to listen to other people. I was unconsciously cultivating as many straight friends as I could.” PeopleThinkingEnoughWiseLuckyToughConstitutionCultivating Author:Iggy Pop
“Politicians are enormously smart and rational. They don't have the same interests as businessmen ... But a man rises to the top of the United States. He's clawed his way out of 330 million people. OK. He didn't do that because he was dumb, or lucky, or something like that. He understands power. And he understands how to take it. And he understands how to keep it.” PeopleMenWayStatesInterestUnitedMillionsUnited StatesPoliticianLuckySmartRationalDumbBusinessman Author:George Friedman
“I just people to get big bang for their buck. I just feel like I am really lucky that I still get the support that I do from my fans when it is so easy to download music for free. When fans go out and support and buy my music that really means a lot to me so I want to make sure that I give the very best I can when selling a product.” PeopleWantGivingFeelsMeanStillsI CanBigsEasySupportFansProductsLuckySellingBangsReally MeanBucksDownloads Author:Shane Bunting
“It's made a lot of people richer from hearing Earl Scruggs. And I just think we're all very lucky to have him in the world.” PeopleThinkingWorldMadeLuckyHearing Author:Earl Scruggs
“I try to be patient. I feel like the point of art is to go down within yourself and to pop up into other people. If you're lucky, all of a sudden you're like, "whoop!" You're in other people.” PeopleIfsFeelsTryingArtLuckyArt IsPatientPopsBe Patient Author:Travis Morrison
“Meanwhile, I get to make an album. I feel like I've been very lucky. There is a guilt when I see people I know who work really hard, then I'm like, "Oh, I've got to do an interview today." I'm so appreciative of all of this, but it does feel like the bubble will burst at some point and it will all have been a dream.” PeopleKnowsFeelsDoeHas BeensHardDreamTodayLuckyGuiltAlbumsInterviewsBubblesAppreciative Author:Jessie Ware
“I'm lucky enough that people tend to agree a lot with what I say. But really if anyone in the band has a really strong feeling, it carries a lot of weight.” PeopleIfsEnoughFeelingsStrongLuckyBandWeightAgreeCarrieStrong Feeling Author:Patterson Hood
“I just feel like why spend all my time doing something that makes me unhappy just to spend my time off thinking about how I have to go back to a job. It's such a vicious cycle that people get stuck in. But I'm also very lucky. I can't sit here too eagerly and say all that.” PeopleThinkingFeelsI CanJobsLuckyStuckUnhappyMy TimeCyclesViciousTime OffVicious Cycles Author:Justin Vernon
“In the comedies I've been lucky enough to be a part of a world like Judd Apatow's, where I believe comedy comes from real people.” PeopleWorldBelieveRealEnoughI BelieveComedyLucky Author:Jonah Hill
“I feel so lucky to have the opportunity to make the show, and that it is in alignment with what I'm interested in, with what I read about. For me, it just felt like an organic step - of course, I'm thinking I want a show that allows for more representation for the community and shows the struggles people face, especially when we're hearing all this political rhetoric - to have a way to show how much this affects people lives.” PeopleThinkingWayWantFeelsShowsFacesPoliticalCoursesOpportunityFeltCommunityStepsStruggleLuckyHearingRhetoricRepresentationAlignmentSo LuckyPolitical Rhetoric Author:Ellen Page
“I feel lucky that Viceland wanted to make it, and I'm producing more than one film with LGBT characters and stories and it's because it's what I'm interested in. I'm not going to read a script and say, 'They're not gay, I'm not going to do it,' but I am interested in playing more gay people, because I've only played one gay person, and I've done a fair amount of movies, and I am interested in those stories. So for me, there's no should-I-or-shouldn't-I. It all feels natural.” PeopleFeelsShouldPersonsDoneCharacterStoriesWantedFilmNaturalAmountGayLuckyFairsScriptsLgbtShould IGay People Author:Ellen Page
“You have to ask yourself the question, do you have the smartest people in the world working for your company? And if you do, you're lucky. But if you don't, put up the incentive. And have someone who is absolutely brilliant who's a 22-year old in India who says what about this way? And who revolutionizes the way you do business.” PeopleIfsWorldWayYearsAsksCompanyLuckyIndiaBrilliantIncentives Author:Peter Diamandis
“I feel like I've been lucky, because I don't feel like I've ever tried to be somebody I'm not. People might disagree.” PeopleFeelsMightLuckyDisagree Author:Norah Jones
“You see people - maybe in a frustrating fashion - that don't get embraced, when they should. You get some people who get embraced too early, and they tend to flame out, but it's really rare that someone gets lucky. It's usually a combination of a lot of talent and a lot of hard work.” PeopleShouldHardTalentFashionHard WorkLuckyCombinationFlamesFrustrating Author:Chris Gethard
“People who get lucky, also tend to be really great looking, which is luck on some level, but it is also just the fact of the matter.” PeopleMatterFactsLevelsLuckyLuckReally Great Author:Chris Gethard
“There are many hundreds of millions of people who have jobs harder than (mine), and I also remind myself of that every day. No matter how frustrating this can be, I am very lucky that I have been able to cobble together a little life, in which (comedy) is what I do. I am certainly not in danger of getting stuck in a mine anytime soon.” PeopleLittlesHas BeensMatterAbleTogetherJobsMillionsComedyDangerMinesLuckyHarderStuckFrustrating Author:Chris Gethard
“When you present works of art, one thing I've learned is that if you're lucky - [Laughs] - there will be those few people who, shall we say, get it? Really become engaged, become moved by it in their own way. You cannot control what other people are going to think about it.” PeopleIfsThinkingWayArtLaughingOne ThingLuckyMovedEngagedI've LearnedWorks Of ArtThings I've Learned Author:Robert Barry
“I've been super lucky in that I've either been in or helped create situations where I do what I want. I'm super lucky. I get to do what I want and create art and make people laugh, and it's really fun.” PeopleWantArtFunSituationLaughingLuckyMaking People Laugh Author:Paul Reubens
“Back in the eighties, people thought a vegan was someone from Vegas. It's a different world now and I feel lucky to have been a part of the revolution, both for animal rights and gay rights.” PeopleWorldFeelsHas BeensDifferentAnimalRightsRevolutionGayLuckyVeganAnimal RightsEightyVegasGay RightsDifferent Worlds Author:Dan Mathews
“I've always been a very rebellious, philosophical person, so my mother set the foundation for my appreciation for nature and my empathy for other people. But then, being a sort of rebellious, philosophical thinker, I'm always looking for new ways to shake things up. So I feel like I'm really lucky to be alive in a time where there's so much opportunity to disrupt and shake it up. It's sort of a combination between that and having the foundation that my mother gave me.” PeopleWayFeelsPersonsMotherOpportunityAliveLuckyEmpathyPhilosophicalFoundationAppreciationCombinationShakesThinkerNew WaysRebelliousShake It UpLucky To Be Alive Author:Adrian Grenier
“Being around people who are happy and people who are creative, that's what you do if you're lucky in your life.” PeopleIfsCreativeLucky Author:Wayne Coyne
“I'm lucky to have so many supportive, inspirational people in my life.” PeopleLuckySupportive Author:Witney Carson
“All of a sudden people in the United States start to realize that vaccines make a difference. The controversy and the myth that's there, we're always trying to bust through that. So when I see a disease outbreak, I say to myself, "OK, that'll get people realizing how lucky we are to have vaccines."” PeopleTryingStatesRealizingDifferencesUnitedUnited StatesLuckyDiseaseMythMaking A DifferenceControversyAlways TryingVaccinesOutbreaks Author:Melinda Gates
“Every day, no matter what is happening around me, I consciously try to discipline my own feelings and my mind about what I have to be grateful for, because by any stretch of the imagination - even during the worst times when people are accusing me of things and doing all that they do - I'm a very lucky person.” PeopleTryingMindPersonsMatterFeelingsImaginationMy OwnWorstDisciplineLuckyHappeningsNo Matter WhatGratefulBe GratefulAccusingWorst TimesLucky PersonAccusing Me Author:Hillary Clinton
“I've been incredibly lucky throughout the beginning stages of my career up 'til now, and so lucky to work with the incredible people I've worked with.” PeopleCareersStageLuckyIncrediblesSo Lucky Author:Cher Lloyd
“It's like the query letter problem that I just mentioned, magnified a hundredfold. You might be good at telling a story, but that doesn't mean you know anything about marketing. Or layout. Or editing. Or publicity. Or selling your books for foreign markets.Everyone can point to a few examples of people that have done very well for themselves self-publishing. But honestly, those folks are lucky as lottery winners.” PeopleKnowsWellsMeanBookSelfDoneStoriesProblemMightExampleLuckyLettersMarketingFolksBe GoodHonestlySellingWinnerPublishingEditingPublicityLotteryLayoutQueries Author:Patrick Rothfuss
“I might take from the current political chaos a desire to somehow reflect its essential qualities in a story - the blatant lies that get accepted with repetition; the way mass media seems to be agitating people en masse; the way, particularly, that a relatively lucky and affluent and privileged population can be undone by a certain spoiled quality; that feeling when two decent people violently disagree, because they are arguing from two non-intersecting data sets - well, the list goes on.” PeopleWayWellsTwoStoriesFeelingsSeemsMightPoliticalLyingDesireCertainQualityMediaGoes OnLuckyEssentialsMassChaosPopulationCurrentsArguingListsAcceptedDataDecentDisagreePrivilegedRepetitionSpoiledUndoneMass MediaAffluentBlatant Lies Author:George Saunders
“I'm lucky to have met so many people who have been involved in peace and who have been peace prize winners.” PeopleHas BeensInvolvedMetsLuckyWinnerPrize Author:Joan Baez
“Optimism is normal, but some fortunate people are more optimistic than the rest of us. If you are genetically endowed with an optimistic bias, you hardly need to be told that you are a lucky person - you already feel fortunate.” PeopleIfsNeedsFeelsPersonsLuckyNormalOptimismOptimisticFortunateBiasLucky Person Book:Thinking, Fast and Slow Source: Thinking, Fast and Slow
“We are lucky to live in a world made up of so many different kinds of people and I am confident in the direction we are going.” PeopleWorldKindMadeDifferentLuckyDifferent Kinds Author:Ashley Graham
“I did the Daily Show, and then I did Air America Radio, and I realized that I was lucky enough to have a job where I could get information to people. But those spaces weren't appropriate to then tell people what to do - they were corporate enterprises. My main job was to be funny, so I was trying to figure out, how can I combine all the things I love - comedy, feminism, calling out bullshit - into a creative space that other creative people would want to join in and help out?” PeopleWantTryingEnoughHelpingShowsJobsAmericaSpaceCreativeComedyAirFeminismFiguresInformationCallingLuckyRadioI RealizedCorporateEnterpriseAppropriateBullshitCreative PeopleThings I LoveDaily ShowCreative SpaceAir America Author:Lizz Winstead
“I've met a lot of famous people. I'm lucky enough to have been able to be Elvira. I would probably have to say the most famous is probably Elvis Presley, though. I spent an evening, a night, and part of the next day with him.” PeopleHas BeensEnoughAbleNightNextMetsLuckyEveningNext Day Author:Cassandra Peterson
“I think modeling is interesting, it's obviously nice to take on a character and go through the process. I'm very lucky that I've been able to do that but I think the challenges that come with the responsibility of art directing something is something that appeals to me. I've done it before in collaboration with other people but it's the first time someone's literally handed it over and been like, "What do you want?" It was really fun to kind of dream up a concept and then execute it with all my friends.” PeopleThinkingWantFirstsKindArtDoneCharacterDreamAbleFunProcessChallengesInterestingResponsibilityNiceLuckyConceptsMy FriendsFirst TimeAppealsCollaborationModeling Author:Alexa Chung
“The people who taught really knew their stuff. My chemistry teacher, Frank Wade, was actually a chemist. I was so lucky in a number of ways.” PeopleWayStuffNumbersTeacherTaughtLuckyChemistryFrankSo LuckyChemistWadeChemistry Teachers Author:Kurt Vonnegut